Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/946

 90 STAT. 2414

PUBLIC LAW 94-503—OCT. 15, 1976 "(b) Prior to its approval of any State plan, the Administration shall evaluate its likely effectiveness and impact. No approval shall be given to any State plan unless and until the Administration makes an affirmative finding in writing that such plan reflects a determined effort to improve the quality of law enforcement and criminal justice throughout the State and that, on the basis of the evaluation made by the Administration, such plan is likely to contribute effectively to an improvement of law enforcement and criminal justice in the State and make a significant and effective contribution to the State's efforts to deal with crime. No award of funds that are allocated to the States under this part on the basis of population shall be made with respect to a program or project other than a program or project contained in an approved plan."; (5) inserting in subsection (c) immediately after "unless" the following: "the Administration finds that"; and (6) adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) In making grants under this part, the Administration and each State planning agency, as the case may be, shall provide an adequate share of funds for the support of improved court programs and projects, including projects relating to prosecutorial and defender services. No approval shall be given to any State plan unless and until the Administration finds that such plan provides an adequate share of funds for court programs (including programs and projects to reduce court congestion and accelerate the processing and disposition of criminal cases). In determining adequate funding, consideration shall be given to (1) the need of the courts to reduce court congestion and backlog; (2) the need to improve the fairness and efficiency of the judicial system; (3) the amount of State and local resources committed to courts; (4) the amount of funds available under this part; (5) the needs of all law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in the State; (6) the goals and priorities of the comprehensive plan; (7) written recommendations made by the judicial planning committee to the Administration; and (8J such other standards as the Administration may deem consistent with this title.". GRANTS TO U N I T S; JUDICIAL PARTICIPATION

42 USC 3734.

42 USC 3731.

Ante, p. 2408.

SEC. 112. Section 304 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 304. (a) State planning agencies shall receive plans or applications for financial assistance from units of general local government and combinations of such units. When a State planning agency determines that such a plan or application is in accordance with the purposes stated in section 301 and in conformance with an existing statewide comprehensive law enforcement plan or revision thereof, the State planning agency is authorized to disburse funds to implement the plan or application. "(b) After consultation with the State planning agency pursuant to subsection (e) of section 203, the judicial planning committee shall transmit the annual State judicial plan approved by it to the State planning agency. Except to the extent that the State planning agency thereafter determines that such plan or part thereof is not in accordance with this title, is not in conformance with, or consistent with, the statewide comprehensive law enforcement and criminal justice plan, or does not conform with the fiscal accountability standards of the State planning agency, the State planning agency shall incorporate such plan or part thereof in the State comprehensive plan to be submitted to the Administration.".

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